Ravi Shankar Prasad
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Congress has history of belittling its own leaders, will ditch Samajwadi Party: BJP
National | Feb 26, 2017, 08:27 AM ISTUnion minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Saturday that the Congress would ditch the Samajwadi Party.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella meets PM Modi, IT Minister; discusses digital inclusion
Feb 21, 2017, 09:48 PM ISTMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to discuss the company's digital inclusion programme.
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May take step to ban triple talaq after UP polls, says govt
National | Feb 05, 2017, 08:42 PM ISTUnion Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said the govt will take action to ban triple talaq after UP polls.
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Aadhaar enrolment touches 111 crore mark, govt fetches Rs 36,144 crore savings: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Jan 27, 2017, 05:26 PM ISTWith the Aadhaar enrolment touching 111 crore mark on Republic Day, the total savings by the central and state exchequers by deploying it stood at Rs 36,144 crore in two years, IT Minister Ravi Shankar
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Union Cabinet gives nod to repeal 105 old laws
India | Jan 19, 2017, 08:58 AM ISTUnion Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to repeal 105 old laws. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed that the Cabinet approved introduction of the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2017 to repeal these old laws in the Parliament.
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Will consider Apple's request for incentives with ‘open mind,’ says govt
Jan 18, 2017, 04:32 PM ISTRavi Shankar Prasad said the government will consider Apple's request for incentives with an open mind.
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Original manuscript of Indian Constitution had pictures of Hindu gods and gurus: Ravi Shankar Prasad
National | Jan 13, 2017, 01:35 PM ISTRavi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that the original manuscript of the Indian Constitution featured images of Hindu gods and gurus, suggesting the extent of ‘minority appeasement’ and ‘pseudo secularism’ prevalent in the country.
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Baseless allegations against our ‘Ganga-like pure PM’, BJP reacts to Rahul Gandhi’s charge
National | Dec 21, 2016, 06:36 PM ISTBJP today defended the Prime Minister after Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi alleged that Narendra Modi as Gujarat Chief Minister had taken money from Sahara and Birla groups.
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Uber, Ola both 'foreign-owned' says Uber CEO Travis Kalanick
Dec 16, 2016, 09:48 AM ISTUber CEO Travis Kalanick said the company and its domestic rival, Ola, are both "foreign-owned" having raised millions of dollars in funding from investors overseas. "Our competitors in India have raised an enormous amount
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No plan to impose tax on farmers, clarifies Ravi Shankar Prasad
National | Dec 06, 2016, 06:56 PM ISTUnion minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today clarified that the government has no plan to impose tax on farmers for their produce.
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IT ministry, Delhi Police probing Rahul Gandhi's social media account hack; Twitter denies security breach
National | Dec 01, 2016, 06:53 PM ISTThe Ministry of Electronics and IT has started a probe into the hacking of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's official Twitter account.
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500, 1000 rupee notes scrapped on RBI’s recommendations: Govt
Nov 27, 2016, 07:13 AM ISTUnder fire for scrapping the high denomination currency notes, the government today said the decision to discard Rs 500/1000 notes was taken on the recommendation of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). "It is not
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War of words between CJI, Law Minister over judicial appointments
India | Nov 27, 2016, 07:09 AM ISTLaw Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today strongly disagreed with the claims made by Chief Justice of India T S Thakur that there is shortage of judges in high courts and tribunals require government intervention as
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Triple talaq: Discriminatory practices cannot be held integral to freedom of religion, says Law minister
National | Oct 20, 2016, 06:09 PM ISTAmid a raging debate on triple talaq Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said India respects freedom of religion and faith but unreasonable or discriminatory practices cannot be held integral to it and protected.
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Triple Talaq: ‘Secular’ India can’t let women suffer under a derogatory system, says Modi govt
National | Oct 08, 2016, 05:32 PM ISTThe Narendra Modi government today made it clear that in a secular country like India , women cannot be allowed to suffer under an arbitrary and derogatory system like ‘Triple Talaq’.
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Noida, Greater Noida new hubs of mobile manufacturing: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Aug 30, 2016, 04:58 PM ISTThe National Capital Region has become the preferred location for mobile manufacturing companies as at least five units have come up in Noida, Greater Noida in the last two years, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today.
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No proposal now for reservation in higher judiciary: Government
National | Aug 04, 2016, 01:42 PM ISTThe Central government today made it clear that there is no proposal being considered now to amend the Constitution to allow reservation in higher judiciary.
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Over 4,000 vacancies of judges in subordinate courts: govt tells Parliament
National | Jul 29, 2016, 06:40 PM ISTThe central government today informed the Parliament that there are 4,432 vacancies of judges in subordinate courts in the country as on December 31 last year.
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Government in no hurry to bring Uniform civil code: Ravi Shankar Prasad
National | Jul 13, 2016, 11:26 AM ISTNewly appointed Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that his government is in no hurry to bring the civil code and that a comprehensive consultation will be done with all stakeholders before making it into a law.
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Sensing huge market, govt eyes delivering ‘Gangajal’ to your doorsteps
May 31, 2016, 05:20 PM ISTsensing the huge demand for Ganga water across India, the government now wants to ensure its delivery right to your doorsteps.